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China hikes defence budget, 3 times higher than India

China on Wednesday announced a 7.2 per cent increase of its national defence budget totalling to USD 249 billion this year amid its hectic efforts to modernise armed forces, including fast paced......

Gorge Soros, Hillary Clinton get Medal of Freedom from Biden

US President Joe Biden has named former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, fashion designer Ralph Lauren, football superstar Lionel Messi, former Defence Secretary late Ashton Carter, and......

No dispute with neighbours, but shared future with BRI, says China

China on Monday sought to play down increasing tensions with its Asian neighbours over the simmering South China Sea dispute and the eastern Ladakh border issue with India, saying its initiatives......

Say No To Cookies From Strangers

Mothers' advice from 50 years ago reappears, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com I can't help remembering my dear long-gone mother each time I get adventurous and......

Meet LiLou, the pig who's helping out air passengers

Pigs might not fly but LiLou, a therapy pig, wants to make air travel less stressful. IMAGE: LiLou, the five-year-old pig is part of San Francisco airport's 'Wag Brigade'. Photograph: Jane......

How China retaliated against Trump's tariffs

China on Tuesday retaliated US President Donald Trump's imposition of 2nd round of ten per cent tariffs on its export by slapping an additional 15 per cent tariffs on American goods and initiated......

Another Nirav Modi-style fraud at PNB; bank cheated of Rs 169 crore

The CBI has registered an FIR against an officer of Punjab National Bank (PNB), now suspended, for allegedly cheating the state-run lender to the tune of Rs 168.59 crore through 34 fake bank......

Vivo told to give Rs 950 cr bank guarantee to ED to operate frozen A/Cs

The Delhi high court on Wednesday allowed Chinese smartphone maker Vivo to operate its various bank accounts frozen by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money-laundering probe......

Vivo sent Rs 62,476-cr worth turnover to China to avoid getting taxed in India: ED

A whopping Rs 62,476 crore has been "illegally" transferred by smartphone maker Vivo to China in order to avoid payment of taxes in India, the Enforcement Directorate said Thursday, as it claimed......

Egypt deports key official of Nirav Modi's firm

Subhash Shankar Parab, a key accused in the Rs 7,000 crore diamantaire Nirav Modi bank fraud case, was “deported” from Cairo on Tuesday after a long diplomatic and legal process,......

The White Lotus 3: Hell Is Other People

It is said money doesn't buy happiness, and the show proves it -- there is romance, heartbreak, affairs and murder.A place that should be heavenly quickly turns into a hell of misery, observes......

Ready For Taapsee's Thriller Sequel?

If you liked Taapsee Pannu's thriller Haseen Dillruba, you're in for a treat. The makers have announced a sequel, Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba. Taps teams up with onscreen husband Vikrant Massey......

BAFTA Nominations: RRR Out, All That Breathes In

S S Rajamouli's RRR failed to make it to the nominations of the 2023 BAFTA awards. The movie was in the long list for the Film Not in English Language category but could not find a spot in......

Dark Romance. A Child's Grief. Suspense.

From domestic noir to domestic animals, the themes range far and wide on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes her recommendations: GehraiyaanWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Hindi......

That Lou: A tribute to rock legend Lou Reed

Paragraphs of prose just didn’t feel right, so here is Raja Sen's tribute to rock legend Lou Reed, who passed away on October 27. He stumbled and he rumbled, he fumbled and he humbled and......

'In India, I was dragged and sucked into fixing world'

'I felt like I was part of a gang. It almost made me feel better, because I am thinking: 'I am part of a match-fixing gang, I am with a group that's going to have my back and nobody knows our......

Tsegay, Duplantis script records at Eugene Diamond League

IMAGE: Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay poses after winning the women's 5,000m in a world record 14:00.21 during the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday, September 17.......

Coleman, Jackson upset world champions in Diamond League final

IMAGE: Christian Coleman exploded off the blocks and Noah Lyles was unable to overcome a slower start. Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala finished third. Photograph: Twitter American Christian Coleman......

Diamond League: Ingebrigtsen holds off Girma to win 1,500m

IMAGE: Jakob Ingebrigtsen said he 'had to make some adjustment with his strategy' en route his win. Photograph: World Athletics/Twitter Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen held off Lamecha Girma......

Former world 100m champion Bowie dies aged 32

IMAGE: American Tori Bowie won three Olympic medals at the Rio Games in 2016. Photograph: Patrick Smith/Getty Images Former 100 metres world champion Tori Bowie has died at the age of 32, her......

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